Lace for footwear



Sept. 25, 1928. 1,685,489

C. JANSEN LACE FOR FOOTWEAR Filed Feb. 24, 1928 iff Patented I Sept.2,5, 1928.

UNITED `STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARL JANSEN, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

LACE FOR FOOTWEAR.

Application led February 24, 1928. Serial No. 256,610.

This invention relates to improvements in shoe-laces, particularlyelastic shoe-laces, and .1t 1s the principal ob]ect of my invention toprovide a shoe-lace chiey eonslsting of a plu! and will then bespecifically deined in the appended claim.

In the accompanyin drawing forming a A'material part of this isclosurez-Fig. 1 shows in elevation a shoe-lace, and fastening means thereforconstructed according to my invent-ion.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of .a-shoe-lace showingv itsinterior structure,- and its outer mantle.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentar side elevation ot one end of the lace, part y insect-ion.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side-elevation, `partl in section of the otherend of the shoeace.

. Fig. 5 is an end view seen inthe of arrows 5-5 of Figure 3. 35 Fig. 6is an end view seen inthe direction of arrows trof Fig.`4. y

Fig. 7 illustrates in fragmentary vside eledirection vation, partly in.section showing both endsA of the lace united.

4o As illust-rated on the drawing, the vshoe lace 10 has its inner coremade of a plurality of rubber strings 11,v preferably formed, as

shown, united in any well known manner and of substantially squarecross-section as at 12.

This bundle of four etc., strings is encased in an outer mantle 13 spunor otherwise guided around the core and .nade of silk,

- thread, arn, rubberized or not, or other suitable an durable material.

These and other objects and advantages.

One end of the shoe-lace is formed into 'a' point, as indicated at 14,and carries at adist-ance beyond the point a metal sleeve A15 having itsfront formed into a plate 16 having substantially the form of a cross,as shown in Figure 5.

The other end of the lace is ball-shaped, as at 17 and has formedthereon a socket 18 of substantial key-stone vform, the outer end ofwhich is closed by a. plate 19, provided with an opening of cross-shapeas shown in Figure 6 adapted to receive the end plate 16 of the otherend ot' the shoe-lace, the dimensions of which are so selected thatplate 16 can be readily introduced into the socket 17 through theopening 2O in plate 19 and when intended, will engagethe inner wall ofplate 19 while t-he point 14 willassume the position indicated in Figure7.

This will explain the operation of my device suiicicntly and thereforefurther detailed explanation will not be necessary.

It will be understood that my shoe-lace is I preferably intended for usewith foot wear having eyelets with undercut heads, and that I have shownand described the preferred form of my shoe-lace as an example only ofthe 'many ways in which the same may be practically constructed, andthat I may make such changes in its construction as come within thescope of the appended claim without de arture from my invention.

aving thus descrlbed my Invention, what I claim' as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is v For shoe-laces of the class described afastening means for connecting the ends ot said lace comprising a pointat one end, a sleeve on the lace lat a distance from said oint, asubstantially arm-shaped end plate or said sleeve, a ballhaped bodyhaving a hollowed 4substantially keystoneshaped socket formed therein atthe opposite end of the lace, an end plate for said socket having amedian crossshaped opening adapted to receive and allow the passage ofthe cross-shaped end plate of the other lace end into said socket to belocked thereinby a twist of the lace'.

Signed at New York inthe county ot New York and State of New York this28th day of November A. D. 1927.

CARL JANSEN.

